[Surname] Re: Surname: Poliarco
in reply to a message by Anna
It certainly looks like a Spanish version of the Greek Polyarchos. If there were a Saint Polyarchos that would strengthen the case for this interpretation. However I've found no evidence of a saint so named.
With Filipino surnames ending in -co, you often have an adapted Chinese name, for example Cohuanco, meaning "elder brother Ko Huan". the -co ending is a Chinese honorific, but it can give a surname a Spanish appearance. I can't see Poliarco as an adapted Chinese name, but it's worth bearing in mind.
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Surname: Poliarco  ·  Anna  ·  5/26/2021, 7:51 AM
Re: Surname: Poliarco  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/3/2021, 1:12 PM
Re: Surname: Poliarco  ·  Anna  ·  6/4/2021, 8:03 AM
Re: Surname: Poliarco  ·  Jim Young  ·  6/7/2021, 11:36 AM
Re: Surname: Poliarco  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/4/2021, 10:41 AM
Re: Surname: Poliarco  ·  Jim Young  ·  6/8/2021, 12:08 PM